Day 5 and I survived Christmas decorating
 

Woo hoo!! Thank you Lord! I made it through decorating the tree with my kids without any wine! I had a bad headache (this usually goes away if I have wine)but I took Advil and had hot tea instead:) Now I just have to gear up for a party on Friday night. I can do this...I'm just taking it one day at a time! This forum has been soooo helpful! It's great knowing I'm not alone. I didn't realize other people struggled with wine. It seems socially acceptable....I bet there are a lot of others like myself out there. Wine has been such a big part of my life and friendships. Makes me sad to tell it good bye...I'm just going to live one day at a time. One day at a time without wine! Good luck to everyone!!

Your kids must have loved that decorating today. It is so nice to see a Christmas tree all lit up, it gives hope.

Oh, I can completely relate! Had not thought about the decorating.

Good for you!

:)
Great job! Im happy for you and happy to hear you are happy about it. Keep it up...something you are doing is obviously working for you.

That's awesome - it's nice making memories when we're really "there!" Things are always a little scary the first time around, but I found that just staying in the moment (one thing at a time, one day at a time, like you said) really helps.

Congrats on 5 days sober!:c011:

Congratz!!

Tomorrow I too will be at day 5. Well at midnight, less than an hour from now.

:)

that is awesome! i'll be christmas decorating soon too & am excited to do so with my kids without being tipsy!

what a great gift of sobriety :)

congratulations on 5 days. I too had a problem with wine it was my best friend for 20 Years and giving it up was like grieving. I too decorated my tree Saturday evening with my 3 year old grandson a tradition I did alone well not quite my best friend was always with me, but not this year. Seeing my grandson say wow nanny its beautiful so many times brought a tear to my eye. I am making new memories all the time now and slowly losing the associations. I will be 8 months sober on Sunday and believe me you can do this.

I wish you all the best.

Ally
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just say'n ~ your name troubles me...melanoma is a big fear of mine :/

yay! - well done :) - wine was mine too - day 5 coming up :)..wine not a very good friend really..see ya wine,nice knowing you :)

Melanoma is a scary thing! I am stage III but NED (no evidence of disease) for 5 yrs...go to the dermatologist once a year for a skin check!! I was 34 when I was diagnosed. There are a lot of younger people being diagnosed. But if it's caught early it's almost 100% curable:)
I figure I survived cancer surely I can survive sobriety:)